Golf bag support



P 5, 9 J. P. MOTELET 1,925,493

GOLF BAG SUPPORT Original Filed Nov. 15. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l In veniorJase/ P/Ifdilt? A ltorney J. P. MOTELET GOLF BAG SUPPORT Sept. 5, 1933.

Original Filed Nov 15 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jase i PM; l e/e7 Inventor'QZM Y A Home y patented Sept. 5, 1 933 GOLF BAG SUPPORT Joseph P.Motelet,

Application November 1 2 Claims.

The present invention aims to provide a new and improved leg equippedgolf bag support in which the legs are normally disposed against the bagbut may be readily extended to support said bag in an inclined position,allowing the various clubs to be readily taken from and inserted intothe bag.

Another very important purpose of the invention resides in means wherebywhen the bag is lifted from a supported position the legs areautomatically returned to their normal position.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in theprovision of a support of this nature which may be easily and readilyattached to practically all makes of golf bags.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a supportof this nature which is simple in its construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, strong and durable, thoroughly eflicient and reliable inuse and operation, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for whichit is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in View as will appear as thedescription proceeds,

the invention resides incertain novel features of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed.

In the drawings: a

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a golf bag showing my improved supportmounted thereon in folded position, i

Figure is another View thereof taken at right angles to that shown inFigure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail elevation of the upper portion ofthesupport,

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is an elevation of the bag with the supporting structureholding the bag in inclined position, e V

Figure 6 is a similar view taken at right angles to that shown in Figure5, and

Figure '7 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken substantially on theline 77 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that numeral 5denotes an ordinary golf bag which is provided with an annular bead 6 atthe upper open end thereof. Numeral '7 denotes a collar or plate shapedto form a segment of a cylinder in the present example of the inventionand provided with clip tongues 8 to engage over the bead 6 to supportthe plate 7 on the upper end of the bag. Numerals 9 denote two elongatedstraight legs having lower terminals 10 bent up- Spring Green, Wis.

3, 1930, Serial No. 495,498

Renewed April 12, 1933 wardly over upon themselves. The upper ends ofthe legs 9 merge into convolutes 10 from which merge extensions 11converging toward each other and terminating in downwardly directedportions 12 which end up in outwardly disposed handle portions 14. Theportions 12 and 14 are alongside of each other in abutment being so heldby collars 15 and 16. The plate 7 is provided with a pair of trunnions17 angularly disposed with respect to each other and so as to divergefrom each other from the handle side of the bag.

An ogee shaped spring 18 is mounted on the plate 7 to impinge againstportions 12 for holding the legs 9 normally alongside of the bag. Byinclining the bag and pressing downwardly on the handle portions 14 thelegs are extended to the position shown in Figures 5 and 6 and it willbe noted that the lower end of the legs spread'apart as they areextended to supporting,

position because of the disposition of the trunnion 17 as previouslybrought out in detail.

It is thought that the construction operation, utility and advantages ofthis invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this artwithout a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionas hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. A support for a golf bag comprising a plate curved to be disposedcircumjacent the upper end of a golf bag, means for attaching the plateto thegolf bag, trunnions extending outwardly from the plate to one sideof the golf bag and in angular relationship to each other, a pair oflegs terminating at their upper ends in convolutes rockable on thetrunnions, and merging into inwardly converging extensions which in turnmerge into downwardly disposed extensions terminating in handleextensions, the last two mentioned extensions being disposed alongsideof each other, means for holding said last two mentioned ex tensionsalongside of each other, and spring means engaging the last twomentioned exten extensions portions of which are disposed inparallelism, means for holding the parallel portions in said extensionin contact one with the other, and spring means engaging said extensionsfor normally retaining the legs parallel to the bag.

JOSEPH P. MOTELET.

